Books, Humanity & Divine Expression
101 Years of Music
When my great-grandmother passed away in 2015, I wanted to do something to commemorate her extraordinary life. She was born during WWI and was 14 at the start of the Great Depression. She was 24-30 years old during WWII. She was 84 when I was born and on the 29th of...
Character Development: Top 20 Traits
Good morning, friends, and welcome to Character Development 102! If you haven’t read “The Perfect Name” (Character Development 101) yet, check this out first. I had a lot of fun writing it, and I think you’ll like it, too. Derived from James Patterson’s system of...
How to Look like You Know what You’re Doing (Even when You Don’t)
Fun fact: The ability to learn an entire classical ballet variation from a YouTube video is a skill-- and not many dancers have it. That's why, at the end of every year, one of my instructors assigns a variation that her ballet classes are required to teach to...
Fictional Characters who Inspire Me
Fictional characters are constantly inspiring me to live my best life. There is something so priceless about opening a book and meeting these people who are just like me and not at all like me-- simultaneously. We share hopes and dreams and fears. They marry princes...
Six Quotes to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Kindness is magic. Unfortunately, acting cold is usually easier than being kind. It's easy to lose confidence in the people around us with facts like that, so today, I want to share six quotes that always manage to restore my faith in humanity. “I think I realized...
Winter Will Be: A Short Story
I hated running, which is the only reason I stood there while he blew up. “Don’t give me that look, Samantha,” he said. I barely heard him and didn’t change my expression. He was just lucky I hadn’t found my voice yet. I was up to my knees in ocean by then, thinking...
My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Movies
Yesterday's top five favorite Christmas songs were so fun to post about that I've decided to countdown my favorite Christmas movies, too! Here are the five movies that I refuse to skip every year: 5. The Santa Clause I usually end up watching this movie two or three...
My Top 5 Favorite Christmas Songs
Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year, and I agree. Who doesn't love sparkly lights, and hot cocoa and cheesy movies that get cheesier every year? One of my favorite things about Christmastime is the music. Holiday songs are so joyful and...
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